WMFG-FM explained

See main article: KQDS-FM.

WMFG-FM
Above:Simulcasting KQDS-FM Duluth
City:Hibbing, Minnesota
Area:Iron Range
Branding:95 KQDS
Frequency:106.3 MHz
Format:Classic rock
Erp:25,000 watts
Haat:77m (253feet)
Class:C3
Facility Id:60912
Licensing Authority:FCC
Coordinates:47.4083°N -92.9514°W
Former Callsigns:WMFG (1987)
Affiliations:United Stations Radio Networks
Owner:Duey E. Wright
Licensee:Midwest Communications, Inc.
Sister Stations:WMFG, WNMT, WTBX, WUSZ
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:95kqds.com

WMFG-FM (106.3 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Hibbing, Minnesota. The station serves the Hibbing area as a simulcast of KQDS-FM, a classic rock station in Duluth. WMFG-FM is owned by Midwest Communications.[1]

Sister Stations

Midwest also owns six radio stations on the Iron Range: WMFG, WNMT, WTBX and WUSZ. All six stations share the same studio location at 807 W. 37th Street, Hibbing.

History

The station went on the air as WMFG-FM on April 15, 1980. On August 5, 1987, the station changed its call sign to WMFG,[2]

The station previously carried a classic hits format as "106.3 Classic Hits". On January 1, 2017, as the result of an acquisition by owner Midwest Communications, WMFG-FM flipped to classic rock as a simulcast of KQDS-FM.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WMFG-FM Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  2. Web site: WMFG-FM Call Sign History . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  3. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/110036/red-rock-sales-lead-to-multiple-flips-in-northern-minnesota/ Red Rock Sales Lead to Multiple Flips in Northern Minnesota